Our National Association of School Psychologists maintains a number of free resources and information for educators.
Resilience
Mental Health
Useful Links
- NASP-Fishful Thinking Partnership
- Building Resiliency: Helping Children Learn to Weather Tough Times
- School-Wide Methods for Fostering Resiliency
- Principal Leadership magazine articles, written by NASP members on issues relevant to adolescent mental health and academic achievement.
- What Is a School Psychologist?
- School Psychologists: Providing Mental Health Services to Improve the Lives and Learning of Children and Youth
- School Psychology: A Career That Makes a Difference
- Download a collection of NASP resources for your school's website.
- NASP Position Statement on Assessment
- Problem-Solving Model for Improving Student Achievement
- Psychological Evaluations
- School Safety and Violence Prevention Resources
- Preventing Youth Suicide: Tips for Parents and Educators
- Coping With Crisis - Helping Children With Special Needs
- Dealing With Death at School
- Helping Children Cope With Loss, Death, and Grief: Tips for Parents and Teachers
- How to Handle the Media During a Crisis
- Identifying Seriously Traumatized Children: Tips for Parents and Educators
- Memorials/Activities: A List of Do's and Don'ts
- Memorials/Activities/Rituals Following Traumatic Events: Suggestions for Schools
- Responding to a Death: Tips for Administrators
- Suggested School Safety "Teachable Moment" Lesson
- Threat Assessment: Predicting and Preventing School Violence
- Understanding Cultural Issues in Death: Information for Schools and Crisis Response Teams
- Home-School-Community: Communicating With Indigenous American Families
- Communicating With Latino Parents and Families
- Effective Communication With Black Families and Students
- NASP's Culturally Competent Practice Initiatives
- Communication Matters: Communicating Effectively With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
- Communicating With Asian Parents and Families
- Culturally Competent Schools
- English Language Learners: An Introductory Guide for Educators
- Making Schools Safe for Sexual Minority Youth
- Safe and Affirmative Schools for Sexual Minority Youth
- Economic Crisis Resources
- Supporting Students and Academic Progress in Tough Economic Times—Article for Secondary School Principals
- Collaborating With Physicians: A Guide for School Leaders
- Mood Disorders: What Parents and Teachers Should Know
- Obesity Prevention in Children: Strategies for Parents and School Personnel
- Otitis Media (Ear Infections): Information for Parents and Teachers
- Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Educators
- Helping Children Cope in Unsettling Times: Tips for Parents and Educators
- Military Deployment and Family Reintegration
- Back-to-School Transitions: Tips for Parents
- Family-School Partnerships: Information and Approaches for Educators
- Foster Care Children in School: Information for Teachers
- Homework: A Guide for Parents
- Home-School Conferences: A Guide for Parents
- IEP Team Meetings - A Guide to Participation for Parents
- IEP Team Meetings - A Guide to Participation for Parents (Spanish)
- Immigrant Parents and the School: A Handout for Teachers
- Immigrant Teenagers: Helping Them Adjust to Their First Year - Recommendations for Parents (English)
- Immigrant Teenagers: Helping Them Adjust to Their First Year - Recommendations for Parents (Spanish)
- Motivating Learning in Young Children
- Psychological Evaluations: What Every Parent Should Know
- Psychological Evaluations: What Every Parent Should Know (Spanish)
- Supporting Homeless Students in School
Mental Health
- Children's Mental Health
- Depression in Children and Adolescents
- Depression: When It Hurts to Be a Teenager
- School-Based Mental Health Services and School Psychologists
- Supporting Children's Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Educators
- Understanding and Responding to Students Who Self-Mutilate
- ABC's of Children's Mental Health
- Depression in Children and Adolescents: Information for Families and Educators
- An ADHD Primer
- Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Secondary School Principals
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Helping Homeless Students
- Helping the Student With ADHD in the Classroom
- Transitioning High School Students With Learning Disabilities Into Postsecondary Education: Assessment and Accommodations
Useful Links
- Cybersmart! Cyberbullying Package, a NASP Partnership
- National Association of School Psychology
- State School Psychology Association Links
- American Association of Suicidology
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
- Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Teens
- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- Gay-Straight Alliance Network
- Healthy Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Students Project
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
- SAFE Alternatives
- SOS High School Suicide Prevention Program
Visit our web site NY Stay in School for some ideas and suggestions on how you can help students graduate.
We have tried to organize school strategies by grade level - although there may be some overlap between elementary, middle, and high school programs.
If you would like additional information or assistance with graduation or any school-related issue, please contact us and we will try to help.
We have tried to organize school strategies by grade level - although there may be some overlap between elementary, middle, and high school programs.
If you would like additional information or assistance with graduation or any school-related issue, please contact us and we will try to help.